Baseball mask



Sept; 2, 1930.

A. WEBER BASEBALL MASK Filed Nov. 19, 1928 A. WEBER BASEBALL MASK Filed Nov. 1 9, 1928 Sept. 2, 1930.

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1 theimain frame wire l which extends-"com p I 4 tinuouslyaboutfthe" majonperimeter, withjj'frame wire IO'and is bowedoutwardly aeross the lower portionbentsubstantially; at right the'fron .Of t asklikewi XC.ept that ang es. f rdly: a th ends Pr fe a y r ;;welded together.toi formi the tingori mw .po t e upp r-P r 9 the ma n Qirame wire 10,; is surroundedgby.the'lonter" auxiliary head protecting wire 12, extending from side to side of themasli, with thelowerfj ends of the wires bent aboutf and welded to 1 l the mainframe wire l O iatvopposite' 'sidesof V the mask; whilethe intermediate part of vthe Pate'nted Sept, 2, if it I PATENT O'FFICE 0F oHrcAero, rumors, {A oonronA'rronon ILLINOIS 1 Qim s ALr ms:

mistreated November 19, 1928. ,LSeriaI 11 0 5326321 I a flMy invention relates to masksofthejtype vwornby- ':at'cl 1ersin the game'of baseball'and has for its objecta eonstrnction adapted to yw'ithstand "agreater strainthanis' the case p 5 with masks" as v heretofore -v constructed and thus afiordgreater protection'to' the wearer of the mask. 7 o- 1 Another object-of the invention is to pro videa mask possessing the neee'ssary strength which at the same time will'afiord a full and unobstructed vision and also airunobstru'et'ed opening through which the 'jusermay spit, es mpcially if he is a tobaceoehewer v Theaboveenumerated objects; as wellas other advantages inherent in my improved f eonstruction, willall be readily comprehended from the detailed descriptionfof the aeeompanying drawings, wherein :vi i

--Figure 1 is a 'frontelevation of'iny improved baseball maskpwith-the usual inner padding omitted. j i f Figure 2 is a vertiealsectional View taken Hsubstantiallyon the line'2 2 of Figure 1C" Figure 3 is a "cross-se etional vyiew 'taken substantially on the line 3 30f Figure 1, looking in the "direction of the arrows.

7 ;modified form of my inventi n Intheaexemplification of zthe inyentioii'as' shown in Figures land 2,1themaskcomprises .4 wire is wound or twistedabont theu'pper part of the main frame 1O. and extends aeross v the upper forehead "coyeringk portion of the mask. The contacting points betweenltheva- I rious 'wiresare all preferably, spot welded 1 ur dity I The i ero qnisoefeth wire12 extendrearward beyond the main goljff g m a-t t th qintwhere thesidefpor-f iare secured to: wires 16, 17 "and '18, with the 1 0 -l Figure'e is-a front; elevation showinga tions bend forwardly about the upper part vof the main wire 10, I attach the ends ofa top wire 13 ;the ends being shown bent about i the laterally bent part of wire 12 and preferably spotwelded'thereto. v 5 The mainframe wire 10 is provided with s an auxiliary wire 14 secured at its ends'to opposite isides'of the mask adjacent to the lower part of mainfframe wire 1O, the

fendsbeing coiled about the main frame wire 31 -10, as' ishown at 15, 15,f an d thence bends up-- 'wardly beyond the outer sides of wire 10.

Wire 1 1 is then disposed laterally inward and coiled about the main wire 10 approximately -mi,d-way between the top-and bottom of the v mask as1 sh0wnat 115, and thence extends for- V wardly in anarcuate manner aeross the front of the mask to constitute the lower'wire "of the vision opening ofjthej-mask; The ends vofiwire 14, like wire l2,'arei preferably weldo 'ed'to main frame wire 10. V I .1; The upper wire of the ision opening of the maskis shown at 16; thejends of thefwire being wou'nd about and secured to the main Wire 10 whilethe wire is be nt into proper areuatejformation aorossthe. front: of'thef' I This wire 16, together with the adjacent .elosely placed'wire 'l7 'and 18, constitute the I i f forehead protecting members. The wireli', "30

like wire e16,has its ends-attached to the main 3 wire '17is shownas defininga slightly smaller .arCQjsee'FigurejQi Immediately 1 above wires;

1'1 and in, elose spaced relation therewith is 1; the otherwire' 18, whoseends are-attachedto "the -outerfiauxiliary wire 12; preferably by P t k ne-ov U. Wires16,1' 7 -and ISare arranged in close, 941 J parallel relation and are preferably provided at the: forward intermediate portion with" a] 3 fsliortreenvforoing wire .19 which is also preferab1y1-spot welded to wires 16, 17 ;andl8, thus maintaining the'proper relation-between; v

"said'wires16,171and 18.

, These forehead proteotingfwiresare" also held in proper'positionby the two upwardly and rearwardly slopingwire's 20, 20, which i upper ends secured to the outer auxiliary wire 13; the wires 20, 20 being secured at an in termediate point to wire 12.

In close spaced relatlon w1th the lower wire ,14; of. the vision opening is awire 2i, bent into arcuate} form with its ends secured to the, main frame wire and in slight spaced s relation with wire 21, is third wire 22', whose such relation by the short wire, 23 at the fora ward intermediate portion, as Well as by the short wires 24,24, disposed intermediate. of the forward, centralwir'e 23 "and theinner side wires 25,25 arranged on each side} of the. mask somewhat forward. of main wire 10. The wires 25, extend from'the top forehead wire 12. down to-the lower chin portion 11 of main wire 10'; said wires 25,, 25

being spot. welded to wires 16,17 and 18 above 'the vision opening to wires 14, 2Ifand" 22 below the vision opening and to the forwardly bowedchin protecting wire 14. I

The lower ends ofwires 25, 25 at the points of. contact with the chin member 'or'wire 14* are bent at a. slight inclination so as to. contact with the lower chin portion llfof main frame. wire 10 where. the. chin portionl'l begins lts forward lateral curvature. as more clearly shownin-Figure. 2.

Immediately below the spitter opening, I provide a transversely disposed bowed wire 26, spaced above thechin member or wire 14?,

i'ththe ends of wire 2i6'conta'cting with 7 wires 25,. 25 and with the; sideiportions'of mainframe wire 10; the wire, 26 being arranged preferably on the outer forward side of themask and weldedto the wires 25, 2'5

and mainframe wirfe IO, 1

i of wires 26' and 14: to which it is welded, while 1 the lower end laps the outer forward side of v the. chinportion II of mainframe wire 10,

In order to further reenforce the central bowed portions of wires 26 and 143,1 prefer to employ the vertically disposed wire 27 the upper end being arranged on the inner sides to which it is also preferably welded.

' shown because It will be understood, of course, that the I mask is to be provided with suitable padding secured at the, outer perimeter within the face receiving side'of the mask as isvusu'ahandthat suitable head-gearor mask fastening straps are also employed; these features not being their arrangement is well known.

VWith the maslrconstructed of comparatively, heavy wire andwith thewires arranged as shown and the variouspoints of contact between the respective wires all soldered or spotwelded, a very strong and rigid'mask is I provided. p

improved mask wherein the general arrangement of the main frame 10 and all of the auxiliary sidewires. are the same as shown in the previously described figures, except that. the lower wires of the vision opening are shown curved downwardly immediately be.- neath the points where the wearers eyes are located. That is tosa in Figures the wire 14' at the intermediate portion which extends transversely of the front of the mask immediately beneath the eyes at the lower side of the vision opening are bent or'bowed downwardly at 28, to meet the needs and eyes of different players and thus'increasi-ng the vision opening. 7

As the nose protectingportion of the mask, namely the portion immediately beneath the vision opening are composed of a plurality of closely spaced parallel wires 1t', 2]i and 22, the registering portions of wires 21 and 22 are likewise bowed to extend substantially parallel with the bowed portions 28, 2-8 of wire 14, as shown in Figure l These: wires, like in Figure 1, are reenforced and united by the short wires 28 and 24a, 24, as previously described.v

As shown, the forehead and nose protecting portions of the mask consist of closely arranged parallel wires which provide great strength, while at the same time afiord ventilation; and all of the wires are-so arranged relative to. each other as'to reenforce each other without presenting sharp portions onthe exterior or forward side of the mask which would tend to injure the eatche-rs hand orglove or cause injury to the ball whencoming into contact therewith.

Ihave described my inventioni n terms employed, merely as terms of description and not as terms of limitation, as modifications may be made without, however, departing from the spirit of my invention. i What I, claim is i I A baseball-mask comprising a main frame wire, an auxiliary wire whose ends are secured to opposite sldes of the mainframe wlre, portions thereof beingdisposed laterally and extending vertically beyond the extending transversely of .theupper part of V the mask,,a second auxiliary wire whose ends are secured to oppositeisides of the main wire adjacent to the bottom, portions of said wire being disposed laterally and vertically beyond the outer sidesof the mainframe wire and thence bent toward'and about said main a ;framewire with its intermediate portion extending transversely of the mask,a plurality of wires arranged parallel with said in- 1 termediate portion of said second auxiliary wire, a third auxiliary wire extending from 'side to side of the main frame in wide 1 vertically spaced relation with and beneath I the last mentioned plurality of 'wires so a as to provide a wide expectorating opening coextensive with-the width ofthe mask, 'and a plurality of wires above the intermediate portion of said. second auxiliary Wire, extending from sidevto side of the main frame and; arranged in wide Ver tically spaced relation with said second auxil iary wire so as to provide a wide vision opening coextensive with the width of the fmask, and reenforcing wires extending from said last mentioned plurality of wires to the top of the mask; a reenforcing wire extending from said third auxiliary wire to thebottom of said main rame"wire,'a verticallyarranged wire 'on each side. ofthe mask extending from the intermediate portion ofsaid first mentioned auxiliary wire to the bottom of the main frame wire and connected to all of the wires-extending transversely of r the mask, and a top wire connected at both sides of the mask to the laterally and verti'-. cally disposed portions of the first mentioned.

' 5 auxiliary wire, the contacting points between all of the wire being'ofa non-yielding nature.

- ADAM WEBER. 1 1 

